Reducing On-Farm Food Losses
In the OIC Member Countries
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Tunisia 10.60 3.60 18.30 Mixed
Legumes
Wheat Tomatoes Olives Barley
UAE 8.40 1.30 0.50 Forages Dates Silages Tomatoes Sorghum
Yemen 22.70 15.5 2.20 Forages Silages Sorghum Tomatoes Potatoes
Source: /E.
For the Asian Group, the major cereals are wheat and rice, and the major roots/tubers are
cassava and potatoes. Forages and silages are important crops for animal feeds.
Table B.2: Major Crops in the Asian Group (Highest Volume in Tonnes)
Asian Group Pop.
(Mill-
Ions)
Rural
Pop
%
Arable
Land
Top 5 Crops Top Global Crop Producers *
Afghanistan 28.40 21.80 11.90 Wheat Paddy Rice Vegetables Grapes Maize
Albania 3.20 1.50 22.70 Forages Silages Wheat Maize Melons
Azerbaijan 9.10 4.20 22.80 Mixed
Legumes
Wheat Potatoes Forages Barley
Bangladesh 151.10 108.9 59.00 Paddy Rice Potatoes Sugar Cane Wheat Vegetables *
Brunei 0.40 0.09 0.80 Vegetables Fruits Cassava Cucumbers Legume Vegs
Indonesia 240.67 120.52 13.00 Oil Palm
Fruit
Paddy Rice Sugar Cane Cassava Coconuts *
Iran 74.40 23.10 10.80 Forages Silages Wheat Sugar Beets Tomatoes *
Kazakhstan 15.90 7.38 8.90 Wheat Mixed
Legumes
Potatoes Barley Potatoes
Kyrgyzstan 5.30 3.40 6.70 Mixed
Legumes
Potatoes Wheat Forages Maize
Malaysia 28.30 7.90 2.90 Oil Palm
Fruit
Oil Palm Palm
Kernels
Paddy Rice Rubber
Maldives 0.33 0.19 10.00 Coconuts Roots/Tubers Bananas Fruits Vegetables
Pakistan 173.10 111.0 27.60 Sugar Cane Wheat Paddy Rice Seed Cotton Cotton Seed *
Tajikistan 7.60 5.60 6.10 Potatoes Wheat Forages Seed Cotton Silages
Turkey 72.10 21.30 26.70 Wheat Sugar Beet Forages Tomatoes Barley *
Turkmenistan 5.04 2.60 4.10 Mixed
Legumes
Wheat Seed Cotton Forages Cotton Seed
Uzbekistan 27.80 17.70 10.10 Mixed
Legumes
Wheat Seed Cotton Forages Cotton Seed
Guyana 0.79 0.56 2.10 Sugar Cane Paddy Rice Coconuts Cassava Roots/Tubers
Suriname 0.53 0.16 0.40 Paddy Rice Sugar Cane Bananas Vegetables Plantains
Source: /E.